#VU30294 Improper Privilege Management in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2020-12275

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30294

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12275

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor: GitLab, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

GitLab 12.6 through 12.9 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation that allows an external user to create a personal snippet through the API.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitlab Community Edition: 12.9.0

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External links
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/03/26/security-release-12-dot-9-dot-1-released/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.